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US-11848383

Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

PublishedDecember 19, 2023
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2. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein each of the isolation layers further includes a capping layer on the air gap.

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3. The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein the capping layer includes silicon oxide having a bad step coverage.

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4. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the capping layer is one of USG oxide, TEOS oxide, or HDP oxide.

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5. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein each of the isolation layers has a width narrower than that of the fin body.

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6. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the fin body and an upper surface of each of the isolation layers are at a same level.

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7. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the fin is at a level higher than upper surfaces of the isolation layers.

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8. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the fin body and the fin are made of different materials.

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9. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein a stacked structure of the fin/the fin body is one of stacked structures of semiconductor materials among SiGe/Si, Ge/Si, high concentration SiGe/low concentration SiGe, GeSn/Ge, and Sn/Ge.

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10. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the source/drain region includes the fin on both sides of the gate structure and an epitaxial layer grown from the fin.

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11. The semiconductor device of claim 10, wherein the epitaxial layer is formed through selective epitaxial growth.

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12. The semiconductor device of claim 10, wherein the epitaxial layer includes a same material as the fin.

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13. The semiconductor device of claim 10, wherein the source/drain region further includes the impurities doped in the fin and the epitaxial layer.

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December 19, 2023

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